General Resource Sites

• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 
• The Hall of Church History - The Reformers 
  An interesting site with definitions, descriptions and links to a variety of resources for each religious group it highlights.
• Jay Webber's Lutheran Heritage Web Site 
• Lutherans Online Genealogy Exchange
  A family registry and message board for those researching surnames or specific individuals with Lutheran connections (German, Norwegian, Scandinavian, etc.).
• Martin Luther Genealogy Browse 
  Over 7,500 names in alphabetical order all connected to Martin Luther.
• Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 
  • Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Timeline 

Libraries, Archives & Museums

• Archives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 
  • ELCA Regional/Synodical Archives 
  • Genealogy Help from ELCA Archives 
• Concordia Historical Institute 
  The Department of Archives and History of the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod. From its beginning in 1847, the Synod has provided for its archives, first entrusting the responsibility for maintaining the church's records to the synodical secretary. In 1927 the Institute was incorporated by interested individuals in the church to provide for the preservation of its records. In 1959 the Synod designated the Institute as its official repository.
  • Family History 
  • Holdings 
  • Collections 
• Evangelisches Zentral Archiv in Berlin  ~ Germany
  Founded as a result of the joining of the Archive of the Evangelical Church of Germany (EKD) and the Archive of the Evangelical Church of the Union (EKU). The Evangelical Church of Germany (EKD) is itself a union of all the Protestant churches in the several German states, creating an alliance of independent churches of the various Protestant denominations. The Evangelical Church of the Union (EKU) is the successor organization of the Prussian State Church.
  • Genealogy 
    • Addresses 
      Storage locations of parish registers, information, copies and picturizations of parish registers.
    • Information for Beginners 
      Provides an example of how to research the church records.
  • Library 
    The library has holdings of about 70,000 volumes.
  • The Parish Register Repository 
    Administers and maintains about 7000 Parish Registers from Protestant parishes which belonged to the former eastern provinces of the Protestant Church of the Old Prussian Union. These areas today belong to Poland, Russia, and Lithuania. Holds about 763 military church records of the Military Church Registers of the former Prussian army and the German Wehrmacht. Also holds about 70 Parish Registers from German-speaking congregations outside of Germany.
• Lutheran Archives Center at Philadelphia 
  From the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia.
• Lutheran Church of Australia - Lutheran Archives 
• Lutheran Electronic Archive - Project Wittenberg 
  Dedicated to posting on the internet a cross-section of classic and historic texts written by Lutherans.
• North Carolina Synod Archives 
  From the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
• Pacific Lutheran University - Robert A. L. Mortvedt Library  ~ Tacoma, Washington
  • Archives and Special Collections 
    • ELCA Region I Archives (Alaska, Southwest and Northwest Washington, Eastern Washington/Idaho and Oregon) 
    • Scandinavian Immigrant Experience Collection 
      A depository of historical materials relating to immigrants to the Pacific Northwest from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Closely tied to the Regional Archives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.
      • Oral History Collection 
        • Denmark 
        • Finland 
        • Iceland 
        • Norway 
        • Sweden 
    • University Archives 
• SGGEE Lutheran Church Archives Page 
  From the Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe.
• Swenson Swedish Immigration Center 
  Located at Augustana College. This is a national archives and research institute for the study of Swedish immigration to North America. Holdings are extensive, including materials from all sectors of the Swedish immigrant community in the USA and Canada, including immigration studies, settlement histories, immigrant literature and arts, Swedish-American biography and genealogy, as well as Swedish-American church life and social organizations.

Locality Specific

• Ancestry.com - Lutheran Churches in Colonial America, 1775-76 
• Danish Lutheran Church & Cultural Center  ~ Yorba Linda, California
• Danish Lutheran Church of Vancouver, B.C.  ~ Canada
• Ebenezer Union Church 1740-1990 -- Stones of Help  ~ New Tripoli, Pennsylvania
  History of the church (Lutheran, United Church of Christ) including church and cemetery records.
• The Evangelical-Augsburg (Lutheran) Church in Poland / Kosciól Ewangelicko-Augsburski w RP 
• The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark 
• Evangelische Kirche in Österreich  ~ Austria
• First St. John Lutheran Church  ~ Chicago, Illinois
• Folkekirken - The Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Denmark 
• Friedens Lutheran Church Family History & Genealogy Research Page 
  Genealogical/historical records of Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church, founded in 1745 Orange/Guilford County, N.C.
• Grace Lutheran Church & Cemetery, Ohiowa, Fillmore Co., NE 
  Church and photos.
• History of the Evangelical Lutheran Tennessee Synod 
  Excerpts from the History of the Evangelical Lutheran Tennessee Synod by Socrates Henkel, published in 1890.
• Introduction to the Peppertown German Lutheran Church Record Book, 1863 to 1981, Salt Creek Township, Franklin County, Indiana 
• Lutheran Churches of Brooklyn Pre 1900 
• Lutheran Records for Volhynia, Podolia, and Kiev 
  Microfilm numbers for Lutheran parish records within Volhynia and the neighbouring provinces of Kiew and Podolia.
• Lutheran Records of New York City in The NYG&B Library 
  From the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.
• Lutheran Resources  ~ Missouri
  Links to finding aids for Lutheran resources in St. Louis County Library's Special Collections Department and to websites for researching Lutheran ancestors.
• Men of the Cloth 
  Preachers, pastors, priests and other clergy in Western Pennsylvania.
• Peace Lutheran Church, Bessie, Washita Co., OK 
  Lists 1895 church roll and confirmation students from the following years.
• Records of St. Michael's and St. Martin's Lutheran Church - Iredell County  ~ North Carolina
• St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Records  ~ Yates County, New York
• St. John's Lutheran Church  ~ Charleston, South Carolina
  Established in 1742. Their web page includes instructions for genealogical inquiries.
• St. Nicholas German Lutheran Church Book 
  From Peppertown, Salt Creek Township, Franklin County, Indiana.
• Zion Lutheran Church of Helotes - Archives 
  Records for the Zion Lutheran Church of Helotes located in northwestern San Antonio, Bexar, Texas.

Mailing Lists, Newsgroups & Chat

• Genealogy Resources on the Internet - Religions / Churches Mailing Lists 
  Most of the mailing list links below point to this site, wonderfully maintained by John Fuller. John indexes links for all known genealogy mailing lists, including RootsWeb and others.
• RootsWeb: Genealogy Mailing Lists: Religion 
  The majority of genealogy mailing lists are hosted by RootsWeb.com. Messages on RootsWeb lists are archived. The links to RootsWeb below point you to the archives (browse or search).

• BIBLICAL-GENEALOGY Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information regarding genealogy in biblical times. Archives: browse or search.
• LUTHERAN-ROOTS Mailing List  and the Lutheran Roots Mailing List Page
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Lutheran Church, both Evangelical and Reformed. Archives: browse or search.
• NC-FRIEDENSCHURCH Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the founders and members of The Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church which was founded in 1745 in what is now Guilford County, North Carolina. See also the Friedens Lutheran Church Family History and Genealogy Research Page . Archives: browse or search.
• TX-LUTHERAN Mailing List 
  For genealogical interests in the Lutheran church in Texas from pre-Republic times to the mid-1950s. Archives: browse or search.

Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information

• Proportion of the Lutherans to the aggregate population: 1890 
  Scanned image (bottom map)from the Statistical Atlas of the United States, based upon the results of the eleventh census.

Publications, Software & Supplies

• Cyndi's List Genealogy Bookstore 
  A categorized list of genealogy research books that looks a lot like my bookshelf at home.

• Amazon.com Genealogy Bookstore - Lutheran 
  The following are individual book titles of interest for this topic. The book links below point to the Amazon.com bookstore online where you may purchase the book if you wish. These links are provided to bring these published resources to your attention as an aid to your research. Follow the links to books of interest to make note of their title, author, publisher, and ISBN. You might then use this information to obtain the book from your local library or your favorite corner book shop.
  • The Census of the Swedes on the Delaware, 1693 : Family Historie of the Swedish Lutheran Church Members Residing in Pennsylvania, Delaware, West New Jersey 
    A book by Peter Stebbins Craig.
  • Church Records of St. Matthews Lutheran Church Orangeburg South Carolina 
    A book by Anne M. Haigler.
  • Early Lutheran Baptisms and Marriages in Southeastern Pennsylvania : The Records of Rev. John Casper Stoever from 1730 to 1779 
    A book by Rev. John C. Stoever.
  • History of the German Settlements and of the Lutheran Church in North and South Carolina 
    A book by Gotthardt D. Bernheim.
  • St. Michael's Evangelical Lutheran Church Germantown (now in Philadelphia) 
    A book by Frederick Sheely Weiser.
  • STOUCHSBURG, Berks County, Pennsylvania., The Account Book of Christ Lutheran Church 
    A book by Pastor Weiser.
  • Trinity Lutheran Church Records : Lancaster County Pennsylvania, 1730-1767 
    A book by Debra D. Smith.
  • Understanding and Using Baptismal Records 
    A book by John Humphrey.
  • The United Lutheran Church in America, 1918-1962 
    A book by E. Theodore Bachmann.
• Genealogical.com - Religions/Lutheran 
  The online store of Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. & Clearfield Company.
  • Early Lutheran Baptisms and Marriages in Southeastern Pennsylvania 
    A book by John Casper Stoever.

Queries, Message Boards & Surname Lists

• Ancestry.com - Message Boards - Lutheran 
  • Lutheran Clergy and Churches 
  • Lutheran Roots 
• Lutherans Online: Message boards, Genealogy 

Records: Census, Cemeteries, Land, Obituaries, Personal, Taxes and Vital

• Family Search Record Search 
  Millions of indexed records and images of records. Join volunteers around the world who are helping to make more free records available online through FamilySearch Indexing.
  • Russia Lutheran Church Book Duplicates 1833-1885 
    Name index and images of baptisms/births, marriages, and burials/deaths in the St. Petersburg Lutheran Consistory which covered parishes in the northern, western, and southern areas of the Russian Empire.
• German Lutheran Records in Chicago 
  Includes an indexed map of the Lutheran parishes in Chicago.
• Lutheran Records in East Prussia ~ Germany
• Lutheran Records in West Prussia  ~ Germany
• Lutheran Records of New York City in The NYG&B Library 
  Article by Harry Macy, Jr., F.A.S.G., F.G.B.S. Originally published in The NYG&B Newsletter, Winter 1994.

Societies & Groups

• Lutheran Historical Conference 
  Lutheran archivists, librarians, historians and other interested individuals and institutions are invited to become members of the Lutheran Historical Conference, an interdisciplinary organization founded in 1962.
• Lutheran Historical Society of the Mid-Atlantic  ~ Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
• Pacific Northwest Lutheran Historical Society  ~ Tacoma, Washington

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